Senior Traffic Engineer & Project Leader — Employee-Owned

Alliant Engineering, Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Profit sharing/ESOP/401k

Medical coverage

Life and disability

Flexible spending accounts

Wellness programs

Generous leave

Job summary

Alliant Engineering, Inc. in Salt Lake City seeks a Professional Traffic Engineer to join the Traffic team and lead design projects across Utah and the country.

You will apply civil engineering principles to traffic solutions, including lighting, signals, signing, and pavement markings, while preparing bids and budgets. The role requires a PE license, 4+ years in traffic engineering, and proficiency with MicroStation, SignCAD, and traffic software such as Synchro/Sim Traffic and VISSIM.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering required.
• 4+ years of experience in traffic engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer required.
• Proficient with MicroStation and SignCAD.
• Experience with traffic software: Synchro/Sim Traffic, VISSIM.

Responsibilities

• Independently apply standard civil and traffic engineering principles and techniques
• Design traffic engineering elements of infrastructure projects, such as roadway lighting, traffic signals, signing, and pavement markings
• Prepare traffic design bid packages, including plans, specifications and engineer’s estimates
• Perform quality assurance detail checking reviews of plans, specifications and estimates prior to submittal
• Prepare Intersection Control Evaluation (ICE) studies
• Conduct various transportation studies, including traffic operations analysis, traffic safety analysis, and concept alternatives development
• Write proposals, scopes of work and preparing project budgets

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Leadership

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

MicroStation

SignCAD

Synchro/Sim Traffic

Highway Capacity Manual

VISSIM

Job description

Alliant Engineering, Inc. in Salt Lake City seeks a Professional Traffic Engineer to join the Traffic team and lead design projects across Utah and the country.

You will apply civil engineering principles to traffic solutions, including lighting, signals, signing, and pavement markings, while preparing bids and budgets. The role requires a PE license, 4+ years in traffic engineering, and proficiency with MicroStation, SignCAD, and traffic software such as Synchro/Sim Traffic and VISSIM.